Oklahoma Sooners news: Expected bump in CFP rankings, opening odds vs Missouri and more

Expected bump in CFP rankings for Sooners

After upsetting Alabama 23-21 on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, the Oklahoma Sooners should experience a major boost in the next College Football Playoff Rankings that will be revealed at 7:30 p.m. CT Tuesday on ESPN.

The upset already propelled the Sooners in both major polls. OU went from No. 11 to No. 8 in the AP Top 25 and No. 10 to No. 8 in the Coaches Poll on Sunday. Although the polls aren't related to the CFP rankings, it was a good sign for where the Sooners could end up, particularly ahead of Notre Dame and Alabama.

Opening odds for Oklahoma-Missouri

After being underdogs their last two games, the Sooners opened as massive favorites over Missouri.

As of Monday, OU is a 9.5-point favorite over Mizzou, according to most major betting platforms, including BetMGM and DraftKings. FanDuel has the line at 8.5 points in the Sooners' favor.

However, there's now a chance Mizzou quarterback Beau Pribula could return from injury to play against the Sooners after missing the Tigers' last two games. If it really does start looking like Pribula will play, then that spread will likely shrink before kickoff.

Kickoff time announced for Oklahoma-LSU

The Sooners now have kickoff times for their entire regular season.

The SEC on Monday unveiled that OU and LSU will kick off at 2:30 p.m. CT on Nov. 29 in Norman for the Sooners' regular-season finale. The Sooners have an early 11 a.m. kick against Mizzou on Saturday.

The main thing the announcement confirmed was that the Sooners will go the entire season without a home conference game at night despite a successful 8-2 campaign so far. OU had two primetime all games all season -- vs Michigan and at Tennessee -- and both were wins.